Famous Deaths on July 23

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14 notable people died on July 23, including Sir William Ramsay, Sir Henry Dale, Ernst Otto Fischer.

Total Deaths

Avg Age at Death

Oldest

Sir Henry Dale

age 93

Peak Century

20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths

Ernst Otto Fischer

scientist

1918 – 2007 · 88

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1973)

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Germany

Steven Weinberg

scientist

1933 – 2021 · 88

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)

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United States

20th Century

6 deaths

Sir William Ramsay

scientist

1852 – 1916 · 63

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1904)

cancer

United Kingdom

Sir Henry Dale

scientist

1875 – 1968 · 93

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1936)

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United Kingdom

Martin Wickramasinghe

journalistwriter

1890 – 1976 · 86

Sri Lankan writer (1890-1976)

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Sri Lanka

Kliment Turnovski

Eastern Orthodox priestpolitician

1841 – 1901 · 60

Bulgarian Prime Minister (1841-1901)

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Bulgaria

Teodor V. Ștefanelli

historianjurist

1849 – 1920 · 70

Romanian author

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Romania

Isaías Gamboa

poetwriter

1872 – 1904 · 31

Colombian poet

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Colombia

19th Century

2 deaths

José María Bocanegra

diplomateconomist

1787 – 1862 · 75

Mexican politician (1787-1862)

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Mexico

William Bull

Christian ministermathematician

1738 – 1814 · 76

British minister

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18th Century

2 deaths

Gilbert Tennent

ministerpastor

1703 – 1764 · 61

American minister (1703–1764)

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United States

George Edwards

biologistbotanist

1693 – 1773 · 80

English naturalist and ornithologist (1694 – 1773)

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United Kingdom

13th Century

1 death

Innocent III

Catholic priestwriter

1160 – 1216 · 56

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

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Italy

8th Century

1 death

Isonokami no Yakatsugu

writer

729 – 781 · 52

Japanese noble

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Japan

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